SURVIVAL PHRASES LESSON 6 Basic Phrases With Inty DIALOGUE MIX N MATCH WHAT S HIS/HER NAME SAY IT STRAIGHT WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT TRANSLATE AN AWKS CONVO WHERE ARE YOU FROM NEW VOCABULARY WITH IMRAN LUM
DIALOGUE: Basic Phrases Part 1 Yes ن ع م na3m Yes (colloquial) ayuwa No ال la Please ل و س ت law sama7t Thank you ش ك ر ا shukran You re welcome ع ف و ا 3fwan Sorry (f) ا س ف ة asifa Sorry (m) ا س ف asif I understand أ نا أ ف ه م ana afham I don t understand أ نا ال أ ف ه م ana la afham I don t understand Arabic أ نا ال أ ف ه م ع ر يب ana la afham 3rabi Can you please repeat that? (m) م ك ن ت ك ر ر ل و س ت mumkin tukarrir law sama7t? Can you please repeat that? (f) م ك ن ت ك ر رين ل و س ت mumkin tukarrireen law sama7ti? Page 1
MIX N MATCH: Basic Phrases Part 1 Match the following sentences with the correct Arabic: Can you please repeat that? (m) ل و س ت law sama7t Yes (colloquial) ا س ف ة asifa No ش ك ر ا shukran Please ع ف و ا 3fwan Thank you م ك ن ت ك ر رين ل و س ت mumkin tukarrireen law sama7t? Sorry (f) ال la Can you please repeat that? (f) أ نا ال أ ف ه م ع ر يب ana la afham 3rabi Sorry (m) أ نا أ ف ه م ana afham I understand ن ع م na3m You re welcome أ نا ال أ ف ه م ana la afham I don t understand Arabic ayuwa I don t understand م ك ن ت ك ر ر ل و س ت mumkin tukarrir law sama7t? Yes ا س ف asif Page 2
WHAT S HIS/HER NAME? Ever been in an awkward situation where you can t remember if his name was Muhammad or Ahmad? Or if her name was Sarah or Asma? Remove the awk by asking someone who knows. Just add his ( ه hu) or her ها) ha) at the end instead of your ( ك ka - masculine, or ك ki - feminine). Check out the examples below, then have a go at the exercises: What s his name? (m) ما إ س ه ma ismuhu? What s her name? (f) ما إ س ها ma ismuha? His name is (Imran) إ س ه ع ران ismuhu 3mran Her name is (Marryam) إ س ه ا م ر ي ismuha Maryam Exercises: What s his name? (m) ما... ma...? What s her name? (f) إ س ها...... ismuha? His name is (Imran)...... ع ران 3mran Her name is (Marryam) م ر ي...... Maryam Page 3
SAY IT STRAIGHT Don t know their name and have no one to ask? Harden up and ask them directly! Just add a ه ل hal instead of ما ma and ask if their name is Muhammad. Example Is your name Muhammad? hal ismuka Muhammad? م س ك ه ل إ If you want to get their attention, you can add in an excuse me ( ست ل و law sama7t) Alternatively, you can also drop the ه ل hal and add a true? ( صيح Sa7i7?) at the end. Example Your name is Imran, true? ismuka Imran, Sa7i7? صيح س ك إ ع ران Don t forget to smile and give off a massive inflection at the end so they know you re asking a perfectly normal question, which is essentially the same as, Sorry I was so self absorbed the last time we met I couldn t be bothered remembering your name... Fill in the blanks peeps: Is your name Ahmad? حد أ... ه ل hal... Ahmad? Is your name Maryam? س ك م ر ي إ...... ismuki Maryam? Is your name Muhammad?... س ك هل إ hal ismuka...? Is your name Fatima? فامطة... هل hal... Fatima?... س ك معران إ ismuka 3mran,...? Your name is Imran, true? Your name is Nur, true? صيح نور...... Nur, Sa7i7? Page 4
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT Put the word that feels right next to the following pictures. There are no right and wrong answers...put whatever floats your boat! Don t want something? Just put ال la in front of ش ك را shukran, to say, no thank you ( ال ش ك را la shukran) Page 5
TRANSLATE THIS AWKS CONVO INTO Write the Arabic in the boxes next to the speech bubbles, and say it out loud! Hi, my name is Ahmad. What is your name? My name is Inty Welcome! Pleased to meet you I m from Washington, where are you from? Where do you live? Bye Ahmad Page 6
NEW WORDS ن ع م ص يح Sa7i7 True na3m Yes ال la No م ا ش ك ر ا shukran Thank you ma What إ س ك ي ف ل و س ت law sama7t Please kayfa How ism Name Page 7